2 Kings
2 Kings 9:27
27When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan.
And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!”
So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur,g near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.
Footnotes
- g 9:27 See Syriac, Vulgate, and LXX; Hebrew “Shoot him, too, in his chariot!” (They did this) on the Ascent of Gur,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When King | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| Ahaziah | וַאֲחַזְיָ֤ה | wa·’ă·ḥaz·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H274 Achazjah |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| saw | רָאָ֔ה | rā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| he fled | וַיָּ֕נָס | way·yā·nās | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5127 flee, escape |
| up the road | דֶּ֖רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| toward Beth-haggan | הַגָּ֑ן | hag·gān | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1588 enclosure, garden |
| And Jehu | יֵה֗וּא | yê·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3058 Jehu |
| pursued him | וַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף | way·yir·dōp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| shouting | וַ֠יֹּאמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Shoot | הַכֻּ֣הוּ | hak·ku·hū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| him | אֹת֞וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| too | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his chariot | הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה | ham·mer·kā·ḇāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4818 chariot |
| on the Ascent | בְּמַֽעֲלֵה־ | bə·ma·‘ă·lêh- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4608 ascent |
| of Gur | גוּר֙ | ḡūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1483 Gur |
| near Ibleam | יִבְלְעָ֔ם | yiḇ·lə·‘ām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2991 Jibleam |
| and he fled | וַיָּ֥נָס | way·yā·nās | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5127 flee, escape |
| to Megiddo | מְגִדּ֖וֹ | mə·ḡid·dōw | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4023 Megiddon, Megiddo |
| and died | וַיָּ֥מָת | way·yā·māṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| there | שָֽׁם׃ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
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